Venetian blind bracket



July 9, 1940. w. v. GOODMAN VENETIAN BLIND BRACKET Filed Feb. 26, 1940' 2a za INVENTOR W/LL/AM VALD 6000Mfl/V 3W TORNEY Patented? h1g9;

YENETIAM numn mmoienif William Vald G'ood-mam Brooklyn, .YJ; assignor to: Master- Venetiam BIindiiHardWa-reT-Ciirporati'onr... New-:- York;

,. a. corporation" of. New.-

ApplicatiomEbr-uasm 2a,. 1940;. Serial 151 3 205795 it Glaimst. 1'5s;-'r7

The present inventionrelates. totvenetiamblind brackets offithetype which: are employed multa-neously support the headfrail ofitheaveneti-anblind-and toretain. the-tascia 'i'nrplacear 6 Heretofore since two brackets; ofthez' char-- 1 acterhere: concernednwithaares requirediifor-eachz blind; the one. for the. right handsi'deandronez:

for the left hand-side, of;theblind thew'mustz perforce be: madeintwo.- noneinterchangeablev- I01- formszl As aresult thereofiit hasrbeemnecessary: for: manufacturers to-construct; fonreach: blind;

two' such. non-interchangeable brackets,v which requires adoublehandlihg; aidoubl'e: stackingyandi storage. thereof, with attendant; inconvenience: and cost The present invention; contemplatesithceproivision of such a bracket which-canbesusedieither forthe right hand or. the left handiiside interchangeably. This results in..- a. considerable I). economy: in manufacturing costs and: stmxage costs andis. a great convenience inithe handling.

of such brackets as; no:distinctionwfiis,necessarm between the individual brackets asrto; their' being;

right hand. or. lefthand. This-prevents;agreat: 253 many. errors in; installation; which ordinarily necessitates brackets.

Other and further uses: andpurposesv of; the present invention wi'lll becomeapparent from they $v following description: and thedrawing; conned-- tion. therewith, in which.

Fig. I'is a front elevational vi'ew partly broken; away, of a window framehaving-:a pair ofxbrackets embodying the present inventiorriarranged there 35 on. together with theassoz'ziated; fasci'aan-dl head x' rail-..

Fig; 2 is' a sideelevationa'lijview" of a; bracket? embodying the present inventionw-itha; head: rail and fascia arranged F therein. the: head rail I and: 40 fascia being shownin crossr-section;-..

' Fig. 3- is-a =vieW' takensubstantially albngrthe:

line 3-3 of Fig; 21.,

Fig. 4- isa view takena substantial ly"alongthe-'= 5 Fig. 5 is a'view takenzsubstantiallyalong-the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;.

Brackets ID for Venetian blinds-area-u'sually" supported on the: insid'ewof the-window: frame- IZi-on the sides thereof immediately adjacentiithe 60 top. They may. of; course. be arranged: omany other suitable support; The brackets-Hibechanging the positions:- of: thehead rail I blindz. aresuspended: may he slipped. into" the brackets; li and supported. therebyfthe headrail ii-d 'usually being 'directl'y under the: top 'of' windcw frame; 1-21 In order-toconcealthexhard ware. and moving parts, as; well asthe-headi rail; 5? a fascia t is: provided which is slipped into clips% 42? formed on; brackets l0: and. tilted in:v place-int frnt of the headiraii Hand. its: associatedrhardwareanctparts qrdinarily two different brackets are employed;- ones for" the left: side; and; one for the-rightsid. With. thepresent invention,v bracket IDA-can" be usedrfor:b.oth.l. I

The bracket i0. may bemade of any: suitable: materi al orcombination of' materials, such as'for: instance pressedvsteel, cast iron, certain plas'. tics; etc; A

Referrineznowto Figures, 2,v 3, land 5; .the bracket i0 may be 'securedto' a-support; such: as window frameIZ, by means of a. plate or web- 2'0 having; a flange 22 arranged at one end thereof; A: channel 24 for receiving and supporting the head rail [4211133 be arrangedon. thefweb E; adjacentfiange 22 with the'flanges 26 'and'x'lfliw of channel 214 at right angles to. flange22, said. fiangeS ZS-Jand 28 being equidistant from the top" and: b'ottom,,respective1y, of the: web 20 *The channel may be secured to the Web 20k'byany: suitable. means, such as spot-welding.riveting. and. the. like, the channel web: 30' being arranged:

against the plate 'orweb 211*.v

'Iforsecurethe bracket I 0' againsta support such as: the windowframe i2, holes 32 may 'be provided'. in, the web 20 adjacent the. flange 22'. which. are designed to permit passage of wood'screws 36 therethrough, which.wood screws are fastened. into theframe l2; It is to beunderstood' that nails and other means may be employedinplace" of' screws 36'. In order that the web 30 of'the channel 24 may not close up the centerholepiiZ',v aw U'.-shaped portion 34. may be cut away from thes-web 30- intermediate the channel flanges. 26 and "28;. i I

Tossiinp-lify the assembly of the channel-2:4Lon

the bracket I0 in the manufacture thereof-,1 the 46 web: 302- is preferably provided with U-shaped. portions. cut away onboth sides thereof interme-- diate' the flanges 26' and 28, thereby providing-a; channelthat has no defined position relative to the bracket Ill so that it can be universally affixed thereto.

After. screws 36' have been. inserted through. the openings 32 to securethe-bracket lfl againstx the window frame l2, the head rail llmaythenbe slid-over the flange 26' sothat the rail issupware and parts for manipulating and supporting the Venetian blind. For this purpose, a clip 42 is provided. The clip 42 may be formed of a narrow channel 44 closed at one end thereof by a bottom piece.

46 and open at the other end thereof. The fascia is inserted in the open end of the clip and supported by the bottom piece 46.

A long,narrow slot 48 is provided on the bracket web 20 adjacent the end thereof opposite the flange 22, the long, narrow slot being parallel to said flange. A rivet 50 is passed through the slot with the head arranged on the side of the web 21] opposite the side onwhich the channel 28 is arranged. The rivet 50 is then, passed through a hole 52 in the clip locatedadjacent the bottom piece 46 thereof, the end of the rivet then being peened over a resilient lock washer 54 to slidably secure the clip to the web 20.

It will be apparent that by moving the clip 42, together with its rivet 50, along the long,

. narrow slot 48 and rotating the clip, the position 26 supporting the head rail thereof may be reversed. It will, therefore, be apparent that by reversing the clip in relation to the web 20 the bracket Ill may be used either as a right hand or left hand bracket, the flange l4 when bracket I is used as a left hand bracket and the flange 28 supporting the head rail when bracket I0 is used' as a right hand bracket. The fascia, which has an ornamental front thereto, is slipped into the open end of the clip when the latter is inclined from its vertical position andthen the clip is rotated into a vertical positionto thereby cover and conceal the head rail and its associated hardware. A boss 56 may be formed from the web 58 of the clip adjacent the end thereof opposite the hole 52'. narrow slot 48 under the spring tension of the resilient lock washer 54 when the clip is swung into vertical position and will retain the clip in this position. I

While I have described my invention in specific detail, I do not intend to limit it to these details, but intend that the scope of the invention be determined by the state of the. prior art and the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A Venetian blind bracket for head rail and fascia comprising a plate for arranging the bracket on a support, said plate having a vertical slot arranged adjacent and parallel to one I6 is provided I This boss 56 will enter the lon end thereof, a channel having two flanges thereon arranged on the plate adjacent the end thereof opposite said slot, said flanges being arranged at right angles to the slot, each of said flanges equidistant from opposite ends of the plate which are parallel to the flanges, a fascia clip in the form of a channel, a closure piece at one end of the channel for retaining one end of -a fascia in the channel, and a pivot secured to the fascia clip-adjacent the closure piece, said pivot being I slidablyarranged in said slot.

A Venetian blind bracket for head rail and fascia comprising a plate for arranging the bracket on a support','said plate having a vertical -sl0t'- formed therein, a pair of flanges arranged on the plate each equidistant from opposite ends thereof, a channel member, said channel member being closed at one end thereof, and a pivot secured to the channel member adjacent the closed endand slidably arranged in-the said slot.

3, A Venetian blind bracket comprising a member for arranging the bracket on a support, said member having a vertical slot therein, a pair, of head rail supporting members arranged on the bracket-supporting member equidistant from opposite ends thereof, a clip for retaining the fascia, said clip having a channel, a closure piece at one end of the channel, and a pivotsecured to the clip member adjacent the closurepiecefand slidably arranged in the slot.

4. A Venetian blind bracket comprising aplate for arranging the bracket on a support, said plate having a verticalslot therein, a head rail support member having two head rail supporting faces, each face being equidistant from opposite ends of the 'plate, a fascia retaining member and a pivot arranged near one end of the fasciaretaining member, said pivot being slidably arranged in said slot. I, I

5. A Venetian blind bracket'fora fascia comprising a member for arranging the bracket on a support, said member having a slot formed therein, a channel 'member for receiving the fascia,. said channel member being closed at one end. thereof, and a pivot secured to the said channel member and slidably arranged in the said slot.

6. The Venetian blind bracket of claim 5 and including resilient means for urging the channel member against thefinember for arranging the bracket on a support;

'7. The Venetian blind bracket of claim 5 and including resilient means for urging the channel memberagainst the. member for'arranging the bracket on a support anda boss on the' channel member spaced from the pivot and adapted to' engage the said member for arranging the bracket on a support. I I

. 8. The Venetian blind bracket of claim 5 and including a boss arranged on the channel member and spaced from the pivot, said boss arranged to resilientlyengage the said member for arranging the bracket on a support.

. WILLIAM VALD G'OODMAN. 

